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Calophyllum blancoi Planch. & Triana

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Calophyllaceae > Calophyllum

Characteristics

Trees. Young shoots tetragonous, glabrous. Petiole 1-1.4 cm; leaf blade elliptic-obovate, 7.2-9 × 3.5-6 cm, leathery, base cuneate, apex rounded or very shortly acuminate. Panicles terminal and axillary, 5.5-8 cm, sparsely rusty villous. Pedicel 5-10 mm, rusty villous. Flower buds globose or oblong. Sepals 4; outer 2: oblong-elliptic, ca. 7.5 mm when in bud, leathery, rugose, rusty villous on margin. Petals 5, obovate when in bud. Ovary globose. Fruit ovoid to subglobose, 1.1-1.8 cm, apex acute to apiculate.
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A tree. It grows up to 40 m tall and the trunk can be 60 cm across. The leaves are narrowly oval 7-9 cm long by 4-6 cm wide. They are wedge shaped at the base and taper to a short tip. The flower groups are in the axils of leaves or near the ends of branches. The fruit is oval and 1.1-1.8 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 32.5
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Usually in well-drained forests (sometimes in swampy forests in Sabah), at elevations up to 1,900 metres.
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses food material medicinal
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Therapeutic use Tumor (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

Calophyllum blancoi unspecified picture
Calophyllum blancoi unspecified picture

Distribution

Calophyllum blancoi world distribution map, present in China, Philippines, and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:427108-1
WFO ID wfo-0000581050
COL ID 5X7HC
BDTFX ID -
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Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Calophyllum blancoi Calophyllum changii Calophyllum glabrum Calophyllum megistanthum Calophyllum mindanaense Calophyllum ferrugineum Calophyllum flavo-cortica Calophyllum pseudowallichianum Calophyllum racemosum
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